Chinese words starting with “qian”
63 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable qian. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 10 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial q · final ian · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 27
- 2nd tone 30
- 3rd tone 2
- 4th tone 4
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 千万qiān wànHSK 3
ten million; countless; many; one must by all means
- 前面qián miànHSK 3
ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian]
- 前往qián wǎngHSK 3
to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
- 前进qián jìnHSK 3
to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward
- 钱包qián bāoHSK 1
purse; wallet
- 前后qián hòuHSK 3
around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear
- 前天qián tiānHSK 1
the day before yesterday
- 前年qián niánHSK 2
the year before last
- 千克qiān kèHSK 2
kilogram
- 前边qián bianHSK 1
front; the front side; in front of
All 63 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 前 | qián | f,v | front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly | |
| 2 | 钱 | qián | n,nr | coin; money; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两 | |
| 3 | 千 | qiān | m,t | thousand | |
| 4 | 欠 | qiàn | v | to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn; to raise slightly (a part of one's body) | |
| 5 | 签 | qiān | v,n | to sign one's name; to write brief comments on a document; inscribed bamboo stick (variant of 签); visa | |
| 6 | 签名 | qiān míng | v,vn,n | to sign (one's name with a pen etc); to autograph; signature | |
| 7 | 潜力 | qián lì | n | potential; capacity | |
| 8 | 牵 | qiān | v | to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in | |
| 9 | 签署 | qiān shǔ | v,vn | to sign (an agreement) | |
| 10 | 前来 | qián lái | v | to come (formal); before; previously | |
| 11 | 前提 | qián tí | n | premise; precondition; prerequisite | |
| 12 | 前途 | qián tú | n | prospects; future outlook; journey | |
| 13 | 浅 | qiǎn | a,ad | shallow; light (color) | |
| 14 | 签字 | qiān zì | v,vn | to sign (one's name); signature | |
| 15 | 潜在 | qián zài | b | hidden; potential; latent | |
| 16 | 签约 | qiān yuē | v,vn | to sign a contract or agreement | |
| 17 | 前方 | qián fāng | s,f,n | ahead; the front | |
| 18 | 前景 | qián jǐng | n | foreground; vista; (future) prospects; perspective | |
| 19 | 谴责 | qiǎn zé | v,vn | to denounce; to condemn; to criticize; condemnation; criticism | |
| 20 | 前线 | qián xiàn | s | front line; military front; workface; cutting edge | |
| 21 | 铅 | qiān | n | lead (chemistry) | |
| 22 | 签证 | qiān zhèng | n | visa; to issue a visa | |
| 23 | 潜艇 | qián tǐng | n | submarine | |
| 24 | 前所未有 | qián suǒ wèi yǒu | v | unprecedented | |
| 25 | 签订 | qiān dìng | v | to agree to and sign (a treaty etc) | |
| 26 | 前任 | qián rèn | b,n | predecessor; ex-; former; ex (spouse etc) | |
| 27 | 铅笔 | qiān bǐ | n | (lead) pencil | |
| 28 | 前辈 | qián bèi | n | senior; older generation; precursor | |
| 29 | 谦虚 | qiān xū | a,ad | modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks | |
| 30 | 潜水 | qián shuǐ | vn,v | to dive; to go under water; (in an online forum) to lurk | |
| 31 | 前期 | qián qī | f | preceding period; early stage | |
| 32 | 牵挂 | qiān guà | v,vn | to worry about; to be concerned about | |
| 33 | 牵涉 | qiān shè | v | to involve; implicated | |
| 34 | 前台 | qián tái | n | stage; proscenium; foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.); front desk; reception desk; (computing) front-end; foreground | |
| 35 | 虔诚 | qián chéng | a,an | pious; devout; sincere | |
| 36 | 钱财 | qián cái | n | wealth; money | |
| 37 | 牵扯 | qiān chě | v | to involve; to implicate; to be interrelated | |
| 38 | 前者 | qián zhě | r | the former | |
| 39 | 前夕 | qián xī | f | eve; the day before | |
| 40 | 歉意 | qiàn yì | n | apology; regret | |
| 41 | 前不久 | qián bù jiǔ | t | not long ago; not long before | |
| 42 | 潜能 | qián néng | n | potential; hidden capability | |
| 43 | 迁 | qiān | v | to move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc); to promote | |
| 44 | 前沿 | qián yán | s | front-line; forward position; outpost; extending ahead; frontier (of science, technology etc) | |
| 45 | 迁移 | qiān yí | v,vn | to migrate; to move | |
| 46 | 欠缺 | qiàn quē | v,a,vn | to be deficient in; lapse; deficiency | |
| 47 | 千方百计 | qiān fāng bǎi jì | l | lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means | |
| 48 | 迁徙 | qiān xǐ | v,vn | to migrate; to move | |
| 49 | 牵制 | qiān zhì | v,vn | to control; to curb; to restrict; to impede; to pin down (enemy troops) | |
| 50 | 前头 | qián tou | f | in front; at the head; ahead; above |
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